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The main tool for administering services on the local computer is the Services console in the Administrative Tools program group. For a tool that can administer services on both local and remote machines, use Computer Management. These tasks assume that you have one of these consoles open.
Right-click on a service
The settings you can configure here include:
Status
The status of a service can be started, stopped, or paused. Pausing a service keeps existing client connections to the service open while preventing new client connections from forming, but with some services it may have a different effect.
Startup type
Services can be configured to start in three ways:
Automatic
The service starts running automatically when the system is booted. Most services have this setting, but services may fail to start should the associated files somehow become corrupted or if other services on which they depend fail to start properly. Use Services in Administrative Tools to view whether a service that has been configured for automatic startup has in fact started up and is running properly.
Manual
The service must be manually started by the user or by a dependent service that requires it. (A service that is listed as manual startup, but which is running, was started automatically by another service that required it.)
Disabled
The service doesn't start upon boot and can't be started by a user or dependent service.
Log On As
Services require a security context in which to run and must therefore be assigned an account for authentication and access purposes. By default, most services run within the context of a built-in account called the Local System account, which grants the services all the rights and privileges to run as part of the operating system.
Recovery
If a service fails (terminates unexpectedly or fails to start when configured for automatic startup), you can configure several levels of recovery actions. These actions include taking no action, attempting to restart the service, running a designated file, and rebooting the computer. By default, no recovery actions are specified.
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Right-click on a service
You can pause only a service that is running.
Right-click on a service
You can resume only a service that has been paused.
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You can restart only a service that has been stopped.
Right-click on a service
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